So why do I want to learn the snatch over the C+J. In a real world situation, industrial Athlete wise. What is it giving me that the C+J doesn't.

I could argue the same about the OH Squat. It's a Snatch component. If the snatch is industrially redundant then so is the OH Squat. I can't see myself Snatching anything but a equally weighted Bar, which in the real world is pretty uncommon. If I am right (NOTE: I have no idea what I'm talking about) then why are we bothering with the Snatch, just cos its an Oly lift doesn't make it a real lift right?

I'm not sure what you mean by industrial athlete. In the real world, which I guess refers to a life where the most physical thing you do is help a friend move, I'd say the C&J is more useful. But in terms of athletic (sport) application I'd probably go with the Snatch.

Comparing the merits of the two exercises is fun and all, but is there a reason you can't learn and practice both?

Essentially I don't see the need to waste time on a lift I don't need, it's like doing Bicep curls in the Gym, I just don't need it so I don't do it. I'm not saying the CF guy don't know what their doing, but we all know that CF is GPP focused the moment I want to be SPP focused I have to gain understanding of what each exercise is supposed to achieve and then decide wither I want to do it.

I'm adding is CFSB to my program and looking at the lifts I want to focus on.

These are gimmes
1) SHOULDER PRESS - Maybe replace with Push Press?
2) DEAD LIFT
3) SQUAT - Front or Back or Both - Not sure?
4) BENCH PRESS
5) PULL UP - 1RM
6) DIP - 1RM
7) CLEAN - Hanging Clean, Power Clean, Full Clean, add in the Push Press? - Not Sure yet
8) HIGH PULL - I've heard that the risk of injury is high as you start to approach higher weights? If so I still want to increase this Lift, but need to understand where the safe limit and only build to there.

These Seem Pointless
1) Push / Split Jerk - Not real world - unless there are some cross training benefits to these lifts I can't see someone using these in the Real World (i.e. Military / LEO)
2) Snatch and its components - OH Squat, Power Snatch
Again don't seem Real World to me

Not Sure of These
1) Turkish Getup - 1RM
Stability? Hip ROM?
2) Full Clean and Push Press - (DL.Clean.FS.PP)
Probably good to tie all these things together at some point - But still a Skill thing not a direct Strength thing
3) Casulaty Carries are another interesting SPP - but I wont go here yet

So why am I asking these questions.
I want to tie down what my SPP core Limit Strength lifts are from an and supplement my program with these. The CF 9 Core Lifts seem to focus more on the techneque side then the holistic strength side. They are trying to get us to ultimately the C+J and the Snatch. The Snatch and the Jerk just don't interest me, I can't see the benefits (correction welcome).

So why am I asking these questions.
I want to tie down what my SPP core Limit Strength lifts are from an and supplement my program with these. The CF 9 Core Lifts seem to focus more on the techneque side then the holistic strength side. They are trying to get us to ultimately the C+J and the Snatch. The Snatch and the Jerk just don't interest me, I can't see the benefits (correction welcome).

I see your points, though I'd disagree. I suppose I'd agree if I shared your view of what constitutes "real world," though I think my definition is less restrictive.

An important note to make is that a training movement doesn't have to mimic a real-life movement exactly for it to be effective. Squats are ridiculously effective at building functional strength, even if we rarely flex our knees past parallel.

I'd recommend against not practicing the Jerk because (1) it's an explosive movement that best replicates an actual jump, which I believe is a very functional movement, and (2) because supporting a weight overhead is one of the best ways to develop core strength (which is useful in pretty much every movement where you apply force), and the Jerk allows you to get the maximum possible weight overhead.

I'd recommend against not practicing the Snatch just because you never know when that extra flexibility and balance will come in handy. Plus, it's not like it doesn't require strength -- just a little less than the Clean.

If you don't want to train an exercise, that's perfectly fine. Just make sure you're omitting it for the right reasons.

"Real world" is code for "I don't really like it or have the desire to do it so I'll justify not doing it by using this term". Don't confuse mimicry for functionality. There are many, many exercises that do not have a "real world" movement analogue that produce tremendous benefits for "real world" applications. OHS is one of those. I would submit it is one of the single best exercises for training core strength, balance, coordination and a host of others. Do it ballistically (the snatch) and now you've added speed and agility to that list.

If you're training for something very sport specific, well, hey, fine. Don't snatch. But I can't imagine that there is a sport that doesn't benefit from core strength, increased agility, balance, and speed. One man's opinion.

The higher you get your snatch the more athletic you will be in general and the more carry over in to "real life" there will be as well. Just look at the verticals of Olympic level lifters. They don't train there vertical jump, it is a side effect of their training.

However I don't think two threads were necessary, if you don't want to snatch, then don't snatch. Just know you are missing out on a valuable lift, comparing the snatch to bicep curls is silly.